Meet Our Faculty

RUSH University Medical Center

Name	Background
Mariam Aziz, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Fellowship Program Director Director, Global and Community Medicine Elective Areas of Expertise: HIV, Maternal Child HIV / Prophylaxis, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Pediatric HIV, Tropical Infectious Diseases, Global Health	Image
Hannah Barbian, PhD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Genomic Epidemiologist, Regional Innovative Public Health Laboratory Areas of Expertise: Molecular Virology, Microbial Genomics, Pathogen Genomic Surveillance	Image
Eric Bhaimia, DO	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised hosts	Image
Stephanie Black, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Communicable Disease Program, Chicago Department of Public Health Areas of Expertise: Public Health, Emerging and Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens, Infection Control	Image
Kenneth Boyer, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, GBS Neonatal Infections, Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Pediatric HIV/AIDS	Image
Graeme Forrest, MBBS	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Outcomes of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunosuppressed Hosts, Rapid Microbiologic Testing, Cryptococcal and Invasive Fungal Infections, Transplant Infections	Image
Marielle Fricchione, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Immunization Program Medical Director, Chicago Department of Public Health Areas of Expertise: Public Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Kawasaki Disease, Osteomyelitis	Image
Hemil Gonzalez, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV/AIDS, neurological complications of HIV, neurological infections, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antiretrovirals in the central nervous system	Image
Larry Goodman, MD	The James A. Campbell, MD, Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine	Image
Stefan Green, PhD	Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Core Laboratory Services Faculty Advisor, Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility (Office of Research Affairs)	Image
Laura Hernandez Guarin, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Antibiotic resistance, HIV infection/Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Tuberculosis	Image
Alan Harris, MD	Professor of Medicine Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs in the Department of Medicine	Image
Mary Hayden, MD	The James Lowenstine Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Director, Division of Microbiology Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Bacterial Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, Clinical Microbiology, Public Health	Image
Harold Kessler, MD	Professor of Medicine Area of Expertise: HIV	Image
Justin J. Kim, MD, MS	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Orthopaedic infections, diabetic foot infections, infection control, hospital epidemiology	Image
Stuart Levin, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine Previous Division Chief, Infectious Diseases Previous Chairman, Internal Medicine	Image
Michael Lin, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention Areas of Expertise: Healthcare Epidemiology, Multidrug-resistant Organisms, Public Health, Clinical Informatics	Image
Supriya D. Mehta, MHS, PhD	Professor of Medicine Affiliate Professor, Division of Community and Global Health Equity Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of Illinois Chicago Areas of Expertise: Vaginal Microbiome, Penile Microbiome, Menstrual Hygiene, Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Gonorrhea, Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Study Design, Global Health	Image
Rachel Medernach, MD, MSCI	Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: Gram negative pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance	Image
Nicholas M. Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP) ^CM	Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science Areas of Expertise: clinical microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, bacterial infections	Image
Colleen Nash, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Medical Director, Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Neonatal Infections, Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts/HIV	Image
Kyle Popovich, MD	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus	Image
Yoona Rhee, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Services Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts	Image
Sarah Sansom, DO	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, Multi-drug resistant organisms, Hospital Epidemiology	Image
Carlos Santos, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Informatics Lead, Institute for Translational Medicine Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Service Areas of Expertise: Transplant Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pharmaco-epidemiology, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Use of Large Administrative Data for Research, Medical Informatics	Image
John Segreti, MD	Professor of Medicine Hospital Epidemiologist, Medical Director Infection Control and Prevention Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections	Image
Beverly Sha, MD	Professor of Medicine Director, Mark Weiss Memorial Clinic for Infectious Diseases Areas of Expertise: HIV in Women, Genital Tract Inflammation, HIV testing, HIV Linkage to Care	Image
Shivanjali Shankaran, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director Director, Inpatient General Infectious Diseases Services Areas of Expertise: HIV, Medical Education	Image
Andrew Simms, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Clinician Educator, RUSH Medical College Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, Medical Education, Quality Improvement	Image
Gordon Trenholme, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine Previous Division Chief, Infectious Diseases	Image
Daniel Van Aartsen, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria, Tuberculosis, HIV	Image
Brett Williams, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Vice Chair, RUSH Medical College Roles and Threads Subcommittee Area of Expertise: HIV, Microbiome	Image
Julie Wohrley, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Area of Expertise: Medical Education	Image
Sarah Won, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Areas of Expertise: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Organisms, General Infectious Diseases, HIV	Image

Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Name	Background
Homer Abiad, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, HIV	Image
Oluwatoyin Adeyemi, MD	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV and Aging, Viral Hepatitis, Health Disparities, Health Advocacy	Image
Sheila Badri, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Area of Expertise: HIV	Image
David Barker, MD, MPH	Professor Emeritus of Medicine Emeritus Chief Medical Information Officer, CCH Emeritus Medical Director / CMO – CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV Testing, HIV Treatment, HIV Resistance Testing, Healthcare Informatics, Electronic Systems to Support Population Health Efforts, Public Health	Image
Audrey French, MD	Professor of Medicine Director of HIV Inpatient Services, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Director of Research, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV in women, HIV Prevention, HIV and Viral Hepatitis, HIV-related Medical Comorbidities	Image
Gregory Huhn, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director Areas of Expertise: Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HIV, Tropical Medicine	Image
Sabrina Kendrick, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Screening Clinic Areas of Expertise: Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention	Image
Ronald Lubelchek, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center and CCHHS Central HIV Services Area of Expertise: HIV	Image
Monica Mercon, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV Care and Prevention, HIV Co-infections, Viral Hepatitis, Social Medicine, Global Health	Image
Jannet Manuela Reyna-Quito	Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: HIV, Antimicrobial Stewardship, General Infectious Diseases
Katayoun Rezai, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine CCH Bureau Wide Director of OPAT Areas of Expertise: Diabetic Foot Infections, Orthopedic Infections, Discitis, Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis, HIV, OPAT, Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship	Image
David Schwartz, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases, CCH Areas of Expertise: HIV/AIDS, Hospital and Community-acquired Infections	Image
Robert Weinstein, MD	C. Anderson Hedberg, MD, Professor of Medicine Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, CCHHS Founding Chief Operating Officer Emeritus, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Multidrug-resistant Organisms	Image
Sharon Welbel, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections, Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Therapy	Image
Chad Zawitz, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Clinical Coordinator of HIV Medicine, Director of Infectious Diseases, Cermak Health Services, Cook County Jail Acting Physician Chair of Infection Control Department, Cermak Health Services Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases Director of Continuity of Care Clinic, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Correctional Healthcare, LBGT Healthcare, Public Health	Image